in memory
Evelyn Louise Mathey Evelyn Louise Mathey, B.A. drama ’66, passed away Aug. 21, 2011, at the age of 67 in Albuquerque, N.M. After graduating from Oklahoma City University, she went back to school and got an associate’s degree in computer programming, where she was number one in her class, and was hired at the Sandia National Laboratories, a large, government-affiliated research lab. She began studying aikijutsu, a Japanese martial art, and reached second-degree black belt. She also began doing stained glass, starting The Rose and Unicorn studio. When
her hands became too weak to cut glass, she took up sandblasting and etching. When that became too much, she turned to oil painting, and was for a time an officer in the Rio Grande Art Association. She remarried and traveled with her husband to England to tour stained glass studios and later to explore the British canals on a narrowboat. When her husband retired, they toured the U.S. and Canada in a motorhome, visiting 33 states and four provinces before returning to Albuquerque. She is survived by her sister, and by her husband, son and many friends.
Mark S. Barnett Mark S. Barnett died Nov. 9, 2001. Mark was born Jan. 20, 1961, in El Paso, Texas, to Beverly Barnett and the late Marcus Barnett. Mark was the first campus ministry director at Oklahoma City University. He graduated from Atoka High School in Oklahoma and then went on to graduate from East Central University with a bachelor’s degree in education/vocal performance. Mark loved performing in front of an audience, ranging from every type of theatrical performance. Mark was also a member of the National Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and National Sigma Theta Epsilon Christian Men's fraternity. He then received his master’s of divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary. Mark started his ministry in Perry, Okla., at the United Methodist Church as the youth minister. Then he was called to be the campus ministry director at OCU. He later was appointed to his first church in Hinton, Okla. After eight years in Hinton, he was called to Wickline UMC in Midwest City, Okla. Some considered Rev. Barnett as the pastor to the community as well as to the church where he served. He was the motivational speaker for many Mid-Del events and community prayer services. Mark was also involved in leadership with the Oklahoma Conference in the following areas: Oklahoma Conference United Methodist Probationary Mentor, North Oklahoma City District Board of Ministry Member, and Oklahoma conference camp dean, counselor and curriculum writer. He also led many workshops and taught classes on several areas of the church. Mark married Linda Dicus, who was an Oklahoma Conference Leadership director for 17 years and now a language arts teacher at Carl Albert Middle School. His spitting image, Taylor Morgan, a high school senior at Carl Albert, will be following in his footsteps and will attend Oklahoma City University. Brenden May is a sophomore at Carl Albert. Joe Nett, a 19-year-old, is a United States Marine. Mark used all of his gifts in ministry and loved the feeling it gave him and others. His sermons could be understood by the youngest child and discussed in depth by the most educated. He was well-loved doing mission work, which took him on many travels. Mark often said that his life's ambition was to one day stand before his Father in Heaven and hear the words, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” He repeatedly said he was ready to stand face to face with his Christ and any day would be good for him. Memorial donations can be made to the Oklahoma City University Barnett-Widener Scholarship, Wickline United Methodist Church or the United Methodist Foundation.
Alan Cantrell Alan Cantrell, 57, passed away Feb. 20, 2012, after a sudden illness. Alan was born to Clint and Elsie Cantrell on May 18, 1954, in Rolla, Mo. He attended the University of Missouri where he met his wife Kathe, and earned a Bachelor’s of Science in forestry management. He later earned an MBA from Oklahoma City University. Alan worked in the restaurant business for 37 years and had been employed by Sonic for the past 12 years, most recently as vice president of business planning. An Eagle Scout himself, Alan was active in Boy Scout Troop 217, helping his sons and many other troop members achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed trout fishing, hunting and golf.
Class of 1929 Elizabeth Doenges Class of 1938 Roy C. Rowlan Class of 1939 James A. Spiers Class of 1942 Orval J. Sams Jr. Class of 1943 Eleanor Semtner Class of 1944 Mary Anna Raymer Blair Class of 1947 William “Rex” Brown Virginia Bracken Moody William H. White Class of 1948 Judy Novitsky Jordan Class of 1949 Gerald R. Kennedy Class of 1950 James “Jim” Russell Blakley Billye “Jayne” Dawson Brainard Paul S. Fauks Paul D. Harbison Ona H. Merritt, Jr. Class of 1951 Marinelle Ellinger Class of 1952 Lawanda Brown Majors Paul K. Murr Marie Wilinson Nash Melvin L. Roberts Class of 1953 Alain Ellis George F. Millsaps John A. Taylor Class of 1954 Robert L. Cochran Class of 1956 George D. Carson
Class of 1958 James B. Bowman Robert W. Brown, Jr. Class of 1959 William D. Cribbs William Griffith Long Class of 1964 Walter A. Crook Class of 1966 Ellis F. Beall Evelyn L. Mathey Class of 1969 Georgia Kitch Class of 1970 Junabelle Kelly Brink Class of 1973 Barbara V. Clyde Class of 1974 Tommie J. Kiester Class of 1975 Odette Hatfield-Le May Vivian Frolund Moon Class of 1976 John E. Aber Class of 1982 Catherine A. Dodson Class of 1988 Michael D. Camfield Class of 1989 Larry G. Penn Class of 1994 Kathleen Therese Porter Class of 2005 Elliot Everett Class of 2006 Jon Cantrell Class of 2011 Corbin Dean Edmisson
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